Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion

It is my pleasure and honor to welcome you to the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2017 in Berlin, Germany, July 15-19, on behalf of the entire organization committee. GECCO is the main conference of the Special Interest Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (SIGEVO) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). GECCO prides itself in being the top quality conference in the area of genetic and evolutionary computation. This quality is ensured by having a selective and thorough reviewing process. Decisions on the acceptance of papers are made by expert track chairs with strong reputations, covering all the key areas in our field.